Diego Valeri sent a penalty kick careening off the crossbar in the 75th minute and the Portland Timbers settled for scoreless tie with the San Jose Earthquakes on Sunday. The single point for the draw moved the Timbers past Seattle into fifth place in the Western Conference.

Pa-Modou Kah surpassed his MLS career goal total by scoring twice and the Vancouver Whitecaps beat the Seattle Sounders 3-0 on Saturday night, spoiling the return of Clint Dempsey after more than a month away from the club. Kah volleyed his first goal past goalkeeper Stefan Frei in the sixth minute off a scramble in the penalty area.

Alan Gordon scored in the 69th minute, Robbie Keane added a goal in stoppage time and the Los Angeles Galaxy ended a 15-match winless streak on the road with a 3-1 victory over the Colorado Rapids on Saturday night. Sebastian Lletget tied it in the 56th minute to start the Galaxy (10-7-7) on their way to their first road win since a 4-3 decision at Colorado last Aug. 20.

The Vancouver Whitecaps make the short trip south to face the Seattle Sounders on Saturday night. As TSN soccer analyst Luke Wileman writes, vital points in the chase for the postseason will be on the line at CenturyLink Field in the latest installment of a long-running rivalry.